Under Contract!

We have been waiting and waiting for this day! In fact, I was up at 12:30 am, nervous as can be. We both felt like throwing up and having a heart attack haha! We were really a sweaty stressed out mess. We finally got to send our NEW address to our foster agent and tell her it is official!!!! In December, they will be getting our permit to build and flagging off the lot. Construction should start sometime between Jan 1st and the 15th. :-D Our new home will be ready sometime between May 1st and the 24th, depending on weather this season.

We are ecstatic! And now very much stress free until our little one arrives in our arms. <3

Our realtor rocks our socks! She was able to get us a free fence, $6500, and all the upgrades we wanted, plus a screened in porch wired for a fan. Now our doggies and kiddos will have a safe place to run and play in!

Another little cool thing is that the sidewalk in the neighborhood will be on our side of the street and every 3 or so houses they put a tree in for beautification of the neighborhood. We are the lucky winners! Not sure what kind of tree, but hey, you know trees make me a happy camper!

We ended up getting a different elevation, so here is a picture of what the outside will look like, very craftsman style. There are also pics below of the finishes we will have and colors.

Our house will have the light gray siding on far left, the roof peaks will have dark gray shake, and trim will be pearly white. The shutters, door, and garage door will be the two dark colors that are almost black. The bottom of the front of the house will be stone, not brick. The porch roof will be a dark dark bronze that matches the dark color for the shutters, etc.

 We will be having a light base paint of silverpoint gray, with carpet upstairs only. We will be getting a painter to add some final touches to the arches, ceilings, and other walls as needed once we move in.

This is our kitchen backsplash, with quartz marble countertops, and dark almost black cabinets. The same cabinets will be in bathrooms, and the same countertop in master bath.

These our the floors downstairs. They have black knicks and grain to go with our almost black cabinets. Hopefully they will hide more dirt and dog hair haha!

Here our some pics from the best day we have had in a LONG while! Thankful, relieved, grateful, and excited!

Before signing our life away haha, I met with a lighting specialist and we are still in the process of narrowing down our choices, but she was able to think about each room, the size, how we would use the space, the wattage and light output for each light etc. and helped us pick the right choices for each space. We were able to make adjustments to our cut sheet for building based on her suggestions. Here is a pic of our LuLaRoe Room light (which will now be in the big bonus room, not the room downstairs, that will now be the playroom) and the mirrors we will have in the master bathroom.

Business Update:
I was able to get a lot done over Thanksgiving since I didn't have to worry about the house stuff any longer. I've started to build up my connections with others who will be getting their inventory around the same time. I have joined a multi group with other people across the US in many different states. I'm excited to expand the business outside my regular connections.

I was able to get some black friday deals on things for my LuLaRoe room and business like jewelry hangers and dishes to display jewelry, business cards, thank you/care cards, my size cards, LuLa Cash coupons, thermal label printer for shipping, and some cute glass jar containers to hold LuLaRoe hair ties for my 1st time customers.

Needless to say, both Patrick and I are ready to get our lives rollin'! Can't wait to see the next chapter in our life unfold!